Tag Archives: Release

N-imal?

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-08-17

Oh yes, it’s that time of year again, when numerate pollsters make nasal proclamations about the naming of the next next version of Ubuntu. When gazers of balls crystal provide nifty suggestions for new new features and, of course, suitable nomenclature to match. What will it be? A Naiant Nailtail would make a fine coat […]

Multi-touch Support Lands in Maverick

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-08-16

Canonical is pleased to announce the release of uTouch 1.0, Ubuntu’s multi-touch and gesture stack. With Ubuntu 10.10 (the Maverick Meerkat), users and developers will have an end-to-end touch-screen framework — from the kernel all the way through to applications. Our multi-touch team has worked closely with the Linux kernel and X.org communities to improve […]

Feature Freeze in place for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-08-12

The Feature Freeze is now in effect for Maverick. The focus from here until release is on fixing bugs and polishing. If you believe that a new package, a new upstream version of a package, or a new feature is needed for the release and will not introduce more problems than it fixes, please follow […]

Talking about Ubuntu Studio with Scott Lavender, Project Lead for Ubuntu Studio

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-08-12

Have you ever wanted to know more about some of the Ubuntu derivative distributions? In this interview we look at Ubuntu Studio with Scott Lavender Ubuntu Member and Project Lead for the Ubuntu Studio Project. Amber Graner: Scott can you tell readers a little about yourself and how long you have been involved with Ubuntu […]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #205

By boredandblogging | Published: 2010-08-09

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter. This is Issue #205 for the week August 1st – August 7th, 2010 and is available here. In this issue we cover: Maverick Alpha-3 Released Desktop Testing Team Request For Candidates: Application Review Board Making room in the sound indicator Interview with Isabell Long Mark Shuttleworth apologises for alleged […]